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September 5, 1908.]
SENSATIONAL PIRACT.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
members who have a probable chance of places various cricket clubs to nominate two of their
in the team, to practice on the Hong- kong Cricket Club ground daring September, and members of the Club are invited to notify the Secretary of any likely aspiranta to interport honours, with a view to a trish being afforded them.
The "Fook Chow" and "On Kee" launches trading between Canton and Walchow were both pirated on the night of the 29th ult. The pirates, about 50 in number, first boarded the "Fook Chow" and made use of her to pirate the "On Kee." About $10,000 in money and valuable merchandize were carried away by the pirates. Many passengers, including several military cfficials and members of the orens of the vessels, were brutally murdered by the THE PROHIBITION OF TORTURE IN pirates who afterwards threw the bodies into the river.
The recent recrudescence of piracies in the Canton Delta and robberies and plundering on land has been something abnormal. It would fill a couple of columns every day if all the cases were reported.
CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY,
It is feared that great difficulty will be experienced in collecting the second instal- ment on the shares of the Railway Company, payment of which is now due.
It isreported that the Charitable Institutions in Fatshan have announced their inability to collect the second instalment on the shares for which they are responsible.
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The Cloth Guild at Fatshan who responsible for the subscription of over 10,000 shares have taken down their agepoy sign board of the Railway Company and have refused to issue notices of call.
VICEROY CHANG.
His Excellency Viceroy Chang has again cabled to the Grand Council at Peking praying that his resignation may be accepted. Ill-health and old age are pleaded.
HONGKONG.
CHINA.
It has been reported that the Ministry of Justice has issued an injunction to the Viceroys and Governors of different provinces asking them to instruct their respective subordinates to discontinue the use of torture in Court pro- ceedings. It is further stated that, if any official should be found disobeying the order, he is to be cashiered and punished.
It might not be out of place to mention in that magistrates and gaolers frequently resort this connection, writes Chinese Public Opinion,
unauthorized and un ecognized. by law: Ma- to modes of punishment and torture entirely gistrates unlawfully torture the prisoner for the sake of elioiting a confession of guilt, or information concerning his accomplices; and gaolers illegally torture him for the purpose of extorting money. The kinds of torture used are often revolting beyond description.
IMPORTS.:-
COMMERCIAL.
RICE.
HONGKONG, 6th September:-The tone of the market is nearly the same as when last reported.
Quotations are :— Saigon, Ordinary
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Dr. Oswald Marriott, of Hongkong, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute. The final contest for the Water Polo Shield took place on Wednesday, and was won by the Corinthian Yacht Club team. Their opponents were a V.R.C. team. Only one goal was scored. Siam,
Mr. Worthspoen, a clerk at Quarry Bay, has reported to the police that on August 31st be lost $320 in five and ten dollar dotes between the shipyard and his house.
The King's Exequatar empowering Mr. Tatsuichire Fanatsu to act as Vice-Consul for Japan at Hongkong has received His Majesty's signature.
The burglars who entered the Lucios Scientific Diamond Palace on Angust 27th got away with about 2,000 pieces of jewellry. The value is estimated at $2,300. No trace of the thieves has yet been discovered.
The Hongkong Hotel Company's report for the half year ended 30th June last was received as we were about to go to press and will le given in full in our next issue. The proft on working account amounts to 880,822.30, which show an increase of $7,754.07 on the earnings for the corresponding period of 1907. Directors recommend payment of a dividend of 6 per cant for the half year, which will absorb $36,000.
The
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13
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.$4.50 to $4,55
Bound. Good quality Field mill cleaned, No. 2... 4.60
Long...
Garden, White,
Fine Cargo
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4.80 to 4.85 6.00
5.05
to No. 1... 4.90 to 4.95 to 6.00 to
4.65 4.95 5.03
SAIGON.-Messrs, Wm. G. Halé & Co, in their That although the demand is poor, prices re- monthly circular dated Saigon 21st Aug., state:-- main steady owing to arrivals of grain falling off largely and to dealers buying to cover con- tracts near at hand. The quotations for Sept. and October delivery are:-
No. 2 White sifted (trié) steam milled
round
No. 2 White unsifted (ordinaire) steam
milled round
5% Cargo steam milled round
Cargo steam milled round
10
20% Cargo steam milled round
$3.86
3.35
3.35 3.25
* Prices according to terms and conditions. The following is a statement of this year's Ex- ports of White Rice, Cargo Rice and Paddy: —
Since the Destination. Previously
24th July. Hongkong Shanghai Ningpo Manila Iloilo
Cebu Japan Singapore
Batavia Samarang Passceran Sourabaya Noumea Reunion Europe
Admiral Li Chun, Commander-in-chief of the Kwangtung Navy, arrived in the Colony on Saturday, and during the morning paid a visit to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's works to inspect the two patrol oruisers being constructed for the Canton Government. The Chinese Admiral was very well pleased with the progress made, thanked Mr. Wilson, the manager of the yard, for the reception accorded him, and congratulated the staff on the good work they were turning out. The two gunboals are expected to be launched towards the end of next month, and then the Dook Company will start on two more for the Chinese Government.
The Shanghai oricketers have invited the Hongkong Cricket Club to send a cricket team to Shanghai, and the invitation has been 80- cepted. The team should leave Hongkong about October 1st, probab'y by the P. and O. mail of that date. Selection of the team and all practice arrangements will be decided on by a special sub-committee composed of the Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Major E. W. K. Stephen son, 3rd Middlesex Regiment, and Mr. R. Hanocok. A representative team should leave for the north on this occasion, for the selection is to be made from all cricket clubs in the
Colony. Invitations have been issued to the Total.............
Total
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Same period of last year... Exports during the month cargo rice and paddy :-
Hongkong Manila
Cabu ........
Japan.. Singapore Sourabaya. Europe?
of
Total
pcs. .2,639,700 76.400
45,300
OPIUM.
171
various. Opium markets have been as follows:-
HONGKONG, Sept. 3rd-The movements in the stocks on the 20th August, 1908-1935 9,527 Aug. 24th Imports per Japan
Malon, Patna, Benares, Persian
946 1,147 430 4:1
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23th Sept. 2nd
,, Lightning Devanha
29
+
Less Exports to Shanghai
Less Exports to Fast and West Coast Ports including Local Consumption for the fortnight..
Estimated Stocks this day
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195 200
210
-
28
1,103
2,528) 3,352 1,577 1,178
53 447 327
1734
617
442
* 192
808 1,061
2,903 2,388 Bengal.-There has been a spurt in our mar- ket for which it is difficult to assign any definite reason, There is a feeling that prices are low owing to the heavy rise in Malwa and that with the approach of winter an improvement in the onsumption may take place. We close at $1,085 for Patna. $1,010 for old Benares and $1,010/15 for new Benares.
New
Malwa.-The market has not yet opened for the drug of the English Mails and we can only give the following approximate quotations:-
950/60 3/4 years old.
1,030/40 Persian.-There has been a small enquiry from the coast ports and quotations are unchanged. Good drug we quote at $870.
Quotations are:- Malwa New
Malwa Old
Malwa Older
HONGKONG, September 3rd.
..8980/1000 per pioul.
.#1030/1050 do.
$1080/1090 do.
Malwa Very Old
.$1100/1102 do.
Persian Fine Quality
.$820
do.
Persian Extra Fine
.$900
do.
Patna New
$1085
per chest.
Patna Old
do.
Benares New
$1020
do.
Benares Old
.$1025
do.
YARN.
HONGKONG-Mr. P. Eduljee, in his Report dated 4th September, states:--Another dull fortnight has been experienced in this market, and the 5.10 aggregate business of the interval is even smaller than during the previous two weeks, and con- fined chiefly to superior favourite tickets of Nos. 10s and 12 for the Northern and East Coast markets. The country is irresponsive, and a general desinclination on the part of dealers to continue operations is apparent, but with some importers anxious to close their holdings par- cels, here and there, change hands whenever special inducement is offered. Prices on the whole are fairly up to previous quotations, which, however, do not allow much for the de- preciation in exchange. At the close there is again nothing doing, as holders having some- what eased their stocks are less eager to sell and buyers having picked up the most desire. able threads are indifferent. Bombay is quiat, with little business doing, but prices ruling there are still above replacing cost. Sales of the fortnight aggregate 3,034 bales, arrivals amount to 3,745 bales, unsold stock estimated at 12,000 and sold but uncleared bales in second hands about 27,000 bales. Local Manufacture : -No business is reported. Japanese Yarn;— Neglected throughout. Raw Cotton: Best Indian descriptions are steady with a good demand, and 585 bales superfine Bengals are reported to have changed hands at $241 to 24). Stocks are running down and only 650 bales medium and common quality are on offer for which there is no demand, "The market is bare of old China Cotton; the new crop is reported to be abnormally large and first shipmnets aro expected in about two to Three weeks. Quota tions are Indian $21 to 25 and China $22 to 26. Exchange on India after slight fluctuations closes unsteady to-day at Rs. 133 for T/T and Rs. 133 for Post. On Shanghai 75 and on Japan 881. The undernoted business in imported and local spinnings is reported from Shanghai during the fortnight ended the 22nd ultimo, vis Indian ----Total sales about 3,600 bales at or about piculs previous prices, market closing unsteady with 138,100 an estimated stock of unsold and uncleared 165,300 yarn of 42,000 bales. Japanese:-Market firm 45,800 and prices maintained, total business of the 33,700 fortnight about 1,200 bales on the basis of Tis. 143,300 90 to 98 for No. 168 and Tis. 101 to 1081 for 66,000 No. 204. Local:-Mills have been selling a head 862,700 and about 2,500 bales are reported to have changed hands at Tis. 83 to 85 for No. 124 954,400 Tls, 87 to 90 for No. 144 and Tlic 91ệ for No. 18%
703,000
101,800
381,800 1,647,800
545,700
109,000
140,800
81,000 640,100 24,000 135,100 2,995,500
,10,215,500 13,422,900 white rice
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